Λυταῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Λυταί (Lutaí, “Lytae, a place in Thessaly”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, a suffix forming adjectives indicating origin)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ly.tâi̯.os/ → /lyˈtɛ.os/ → /liˈte.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ly.tâi̯.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /lyˈtɛ.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /lyˈtɛ.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /lyˈte.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /liˈte.os/

Adjective

Λῠταῖος • (Lutaîos) m (feminine Λῠταίᾱ, neuter Λῠταῖον); first/second declension

1. (demonym) from Λυταί (Lutaí), a place in Thessaly
2. (religion, as a proper noun, masculine) epithet of Poseidon in Thessaly

Declension

First and second declension of Λῠταῖος; Λῠταίᾱ; Λῠταῖον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Λῠταῖος Lutaîos	Λῠταίᾱ Lutaíā	Λῠταῖον Lutaîon		Λῠταίω Lutaíō	Λῠταίᾱ Lutaíā	Λῠταίω Lutaíō		Λῠταῖοι Lutaîoi	Λῠταῖαι Lutaîai	Λῠταῖᾰ Lutaîa
Genitive		Λῠταίου Lutaíou	Λῠταίᾱς Lutaíās	Λῠταίου Lutaíou		Λῠταίοιν Lutaíoin	Λῠταίαιν Lutaíain	Λῠταίοιν Lutaíoin		Λῠταίων Lutaíōn	Λῠταίων Lutaíōn	Λῠταίων Lutaíōn
Dative		Λῠταίῳ Lutaíōi	Λῠταίᾳ Lutaíāi	Λῠταίῳ Lutaíōi		Λῠταίοιν Lutaíoin	Λῠταίαιν Lutaíain	Λῠταίοιν Lutaíoin		Λῠταίοις Lutaíois	Λῠταίαις Lutaíais	Λῠταίοις Lutaíois
Accusative		Λῠταῖον Lutaîon	Λῠταίᾱν Lutaíān	Λῠταῖον Lutaîon		Λῠταίω Lutaíō	Λῠταίᾱ Lutaíā	Λῠταίω Lutaíō		Λῠταίους Lutaíous	Λῠταίᾱς Lutaíās	Λῠταῖᾰ Lutaîa
Vocative		Λῠταῖε Lutaîe	Λῠταίᾱ Lutaíā	Λῠταῖον Lutaîon		Λῠταίω Lutaíō	Λῠταίᾱ Lutaíā	Λῠταίω Lutaíō		Λῠταῖοι Lutaîoi	Λῠταῖαι Lutaîai	Λῠταῖᾰ Lutaîa
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “Λυταῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Λυταῖος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011